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Keyword Search Help:

A KEYWORD search will seek words in titles, authors, subjects, notes, etc. Use quotations to search exact phrases. Boolean OR and NOT can be used to expand and narrow search results. Use an asterisk (*) to search word variations.

Examples:

  • Mexico not new
  • comput*
  • (gold or silver) peru*
  • projection or forecast

Author Search Help:

Type the name of actors, film directors, music composers, musicians, musical groups or publishers.

Examples:

  • Person (last name first)
    • Sinatra, Frank
    • Sinatra
  • Musical group
    • Jazz Passengers
    • Modern Jazz Quartet
  • Publishers
    • PBS Video

Title Search Help:

Type as much or as little of the TITLE as you want. If exact title is unknown, try a KEYWORD or SUBJECT search.

Examples:

  • Music in the world
  • music in the
  • California missions
  • california mis

Subject Heading Search Help:

Type as much or as little of the SUBJECT as you want

Examples:

  • Sports medicine
  • Sports

Form / Genre Search help:

Genre and Form categorize what something is, while Subject categorizes what something is about. Type as much or as little of the GENRE or FORM as you want. If you are not sure of the form or genre heading, try a SUBJECT search.

Examples:

  • Electronic journals
  • Foreign language films
  • Newspapers

Call Number Search Help

Type as much of the number as you know

Examples:

Library of Congress: N 5200 J2

Standard Number (ISSN/ISBN)Search Help:

Type as much or as little of the ISBN / ISSN Number as you want.

Examples:

  • 1234-5678
  • 12345678
  • 012-56789-123
  • 012-5678